Potentilla drummondii subsp. breweri (S. Watson) Ertter
Rosaceae
Chas. H. Quibell
5315
1955-07-30
30 Jul 1955
United States, California, Fresno, Saddle on Sierran crest 1 m. s-se. of 4-Gables & ne. of Desolation L.
140 meters
12,460'
A no. of sps. of herbs (mostly cushion types) in and near saddle. In gravelly sand pockets in the granite.
occasional; Humphrey's Basin, headwaters Piute Crk., trib. S. Fk. San Joaquin Riv., w. over Sierran crest from Bishop, Inyo Co.; Mt. Humphreys e-ne. 13, 986'; lowest spots on rim ne. around e. to sw. 12,400'.; Lodgepole For. Piute Canyon up to 10,400-10,600'; Subalpine For. to 10,800' (even 11,200' on few favored rocky slopes); occas. Pinus albicaulis Krumholtz to 11,200', rare specimens to 11,600'; basin mostly above 11,000' and Alpine with extensive areas herbaceous alpine cover.